leMel commented on LGs "Innovation Challenge": Design Your Dream Phone and Win Money, Gadgets, at 6:55 PM on Apr 30 The LG contest is using asp upload, and their registration expired, so entries are being denied! more »

leMel commented on Boffins Say E.T. Too Bored By Our Messages To Phone Home, at 1:40 PM on Apr 30 As soon as they figured out we were made of meat, they stopped listening. more »

leMel commented on Giant Robot Ready To Stop Giant Fires, Giantly, at 2:16 PM on Apr 24 Invid: "I KAN FITE FIREZ?!" more »

leMel commented on Hands On Yamaha's Tenori-On Synthesizer: We Love It, at 9:18 PM on Apr 23 While impressive as an artifact, it feels like just another implementation of Electroplankton. (And I am someone who really likes alternate musical input devices.) I'll wait for v2.0... more »

leMel commented on Apple Patents Laser Head-Mounted Display, Sharks Rejoice, at 9:12 PM on Apr 23 "Revision: lasers should be pointing out at victim. more »

leMel commented on Japan's Astro Boy Robot Redesigned As a Fat Ass, at 7:15 PM on Apr 23 Is this like the reverse of how we made manga versions of Donald Trump and Batman? more »

leMel commented on Question of the Day: How Many TBs Is Enough?, at 6:48 PM on Apr 23 I will adjust my expectations and learn to live with as little as 500Gb if it can just be made 100% reliable. I just want storage that can survive physical degradation up to 50%, like holographic crystals or something. Forget capacity for a minute, companies - DEAL WITH THE RELIABILITY PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. more »

leMel commented on Stunning Hasbro Millennium Falcon Jumps Out of Hyperspace, at 12:37 AM on Apr 16 Sorry. more »

leMel commented on Space Is Full of Crap, at 3:00 AM on Apr 12 Many of these objects are small paint chips (non-magnetic, for the mouth-breathers). Yes, the graphics are misleading in that they are not delivering the information visually so much as they are trying to "shock you" by showing big clouds of debris. more »

leMel commented on Capturx Digital Pen Turns Jotted Notes to Text, at 2:14 AM on Apr 11 I think some of the statements being made here based solely on price comparisons between CapturX and LiveScribe's PULSE aren't fair...you have to really look at what each can do, and they are aimed at two very different sets of usage patterns: One of CapturX's big deals is how well it works with OneNote. more » [lifehacker]

leMel commented on Seekway 3D LED Cube Amazes in Glorious Color Phasing Fashion, at 6:33 PM on Apr 9 Needs 3D pong. more »

leMel commented on Company Dares Giz to Try Beamz Laser System Risking Editor's Life, Soul, at 6:30 PM on Apr 9 Jesus, Curious, what did you think of the old (Atari) Hotz box or the Tenori-On, two musical toys in a similar vein (though with less cheesy demos, perhaps)? Also, the algorithmic aspect reminds me of Korg Karma technology. more »

leMel commented on Is It A GirlPurse? Is It A ManBag? No, Silly, It's an Urban Performer Unit, at 5:41 PM on Apr 9 Looks like he got Borg'd by the Swarovski collective. more »

leMel commented on Living Isn't Worth Wearing the Diddo Velema Gas Mask, at 5:18 PM on Apr 9 It seems to me that if you are in a situation where you suddenly have to don a gas mask, you probably don't want people looking at you and knowing you have lots of money. more »

leMel commented on Nanobots Get Brains, Scarecrows So Freakin' Jealous, at 3:43 PM on Mar 11 I'M IN UR BLUD, PEEPING UR PROTEINS. more »

leMel commented on Kota the Triceratops Is Amazing, Eats Deep-Fried Pleos for Breakfast, at 2:40 PM on Feb 15 ...and the horse didn't walk. more »

leMel commented on Kota the Triceratops Is Amazing, Eats Deep-Fried Pleos for Breakfast, at 2:39 PM on Feb 15 As mentioned, it's a reskinned Fur-Real Friends Butterscotch horse. The horns are articulated because that's where the horse-ears armature was located. This is a product extension to double the target market (the horse was aimed at girls). more »

leMel commented on I'd Rather Live in the Old Disney "House of the Future" Than the New One, at 7:59 PM on Feb 14 I think the reason they went with modern-day tech instead of really stretching their imaginations into the future is because: A) At this point, the best future would look quite boring (sustainable, natural, locally-sourced, modern-chic) B) ...and the worst future would look quite scary (climate change, haves vs. more »